Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, SMSF, SMSF Property, Superannuation
You may have heard the about Self Managed Super Funds or SMSFs and how good they are. But do you really know the specifics of why they are good? And whether or not an SMSF can benefit you? It’s true that a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) can provide a...
Aug 6, 2020 | Blog, Contributing to Super, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
Can I put redundancy into super? This is a good question and important to understand. Making contributions to superannuation can provide you with tax concessions and may result in you effectively paying less tax on your redundancy payment. Rolling a redundancy payment...
Aug 4, 2020 | Blog, Death Benefits, SMSF, Superannuation
Jul 13, 2020 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, Death Benefits, Featured, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
A superannuation recontribution strategy involves withdrawing some or all of your super balance and recontributing back into super as a non-concessional contribution. It is a reasonably common strategy recommended by financial advisers to their clients under certain...
Jun 16, 2020 | Blog, SMSF, SMSF Property, Superannuation
It is possible to use your superannuation to purchase land. Your super fund’s investment menu and investment strategy will determine how you can invest your super. For ordinary Industry Super funds or Public Offer fund, the investment menu is somewhat limited....
May 1, 2020 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation
This article walks you through a transition to retirement example and the transition to retirement rules. A transition to retirement pension income stream is an income stream commenced using your some or all of your superannuation savings while you are still working,...
Jan 4, 2020 | Blog, Centrelink, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation
A grandfathered account based pension is an account based pension where the assessment of the pension income is calculated using the deductible amount method. The current assessment of a non-grandfathered account based pension for social security or aged care purposes...
Nov 27, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Insurance in Super, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
The superannuation preservation age changes from age 55 to 60 depending on your date of birth. The change in superannuation preservation age signifies when you are able to access your super savings. You can use your preservation age to calculate how long it takes to...
Oct 23, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation
Oct 14, 2019 | Blog, Death Benefits, Insurance in Super, Reversionary Pensions, SMSF, Superannuation
A lapsing binding death benefit nomination is a super nomination that has an expiry date. There are various death benefit nominations you can make. Generally, a non-binding nomination will be non-lapsing. A binding nomination can be lapsing or non-lapsing. The type of...
